Soaring over Portland - Sunset in the City of Roses

Portland is known as the City of Roses, and though none are blooming now in the dawning days of 2019, the city is certainly beautiful to look at from the air. It's other moniker is fitting indeed at any time of the year, this place certainly deserves to be called Bridge City! Not only to these soaring spans of steel cross its many placid rivers, but also its many canyons and gullies in a awesome Gordian knot of urban engineering.

Viltrox L116T LED Light Panel Review

The Viltrox L116T is one of the less expensive LED light panels on the market, but don't let the price fool you, this is a capable tool for photography and videography! LED panels are a great accessory for expanding your creativity and making your work more professional. The Viltrox L116T is a solid option for anyone looking to add LED lighting to their kit.

Winter Wonderland in the Cascade Mountains

In the Cascade Mountains, where frequent storms that pour down a deep blanket of snow upon their ramparts, a clear sky can be a rare event, and should not be missed. In the waning days of 2018 I took to the skies to view this slumbering landscape of frosted mountain peaks, quiet winter woodlands, and icy canyons from above. Flying through skeins of glowing fog, and above drifting cloud banks this perspective gives new dimension to these high and lonely places.

Wild Wonders of Puget Sound - Woodard Bay and Burfoot Park

As the tide rushes in to the forest cloaked reaches of Woodard Bay, so do the fish and nutrients that sustain the vibrant ecosystem that thrives there. Birds flock to this quiet corner of Puget Sound, and harbor seals bask on docks and pilings that are all that remain of the industry that once occurred here. Now industry has moved to other parts of the Salish Sea, leaving Woodard Bay to become once again a refuge for the wild things that call it home.

DJI Ronin S - Unboxing, Test, and First Impressions

The Ronin S is DJI’s answer to the exploding market of “pro-sumer” camera gimbals, a market thick with so many nearly identical devices that no one could be blamed for being overwhelmed by the sheer quantity of options. The question is, does the Ronin S do enough to stand out from the pack?

Merry Christmas!

The holidays are upon us - the lights are strung, the cookies are iced, and the tree coated in ornaments. The presents are wrapped, snow globes carefully unboxed, and on the eve of the night itself the farmyard animals are happily fed and snug in their stalls with mangers full of hay.

A very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everyone!

Autumn Ascension - Music Video + Autumn Aerial Photography and video editing tips!

Spectacular fall colors, cool seas of mist, towering mountains - their slopes jeweled with autumn finery. The last hurrah of nature before its winter slumber is a sight to behold throughout the Pacific Northwest.

This video is the culmination of two months of work, about a dozen hours of cumulative flight time, over a week of editing, 3 rough drafts, and numerous re-shoots. The song is "Ascension" by Miracle of Sound, which I selected mid-way through the filming process, a selection which dramatically increased the complexity of the project as it demanded that I match my visual story with that of the song.